Assessment is not only a measure of student learning but a means to student learning This bestselling book guides you in constructing & using your own classroom assessments including tests quizzes essays & rubrics to improve student achievement You will learn how to weave together curriculum instruction & learning to make assessment a more natural useful part of teaching Find out how to ensure your assessments are fair reliable & valid;construct assessments that meet the level of cognitive demand expected of students; create select-response items & understand technology-enhanced items that are increasingly being used on assessments;use constructed-response items & develop scoring criteria such as rubrics; andanalyze student results on assessments & use feedback more effectively This second edition features updated examples that reflect the Common Core State Standards as well as other content standards & new useful samples of teacher-friendly techniques for strengthening classroom assessment practices No matter what grade level or subject area you teach this practical book will become your go-to resource for designing effective assessments ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Complete collected episodes from four seasons of the Channel 4 drama set in Summerdown Comprehensive where the teachers are just as juvenile (if not more so) as the teenagers they are supposed to be educating Series 1 follows the misadventures of teacher Simon Casey (Andrew Lincoln) who has as many problems in his personal life as he has in his classroom Lowlights of his school year include being kicked out of his father&s flat getting dumped by his girlfriend & getting caught smoking a joint with a pupil In Series 2 the focus shifts away from Simon as he decides his life is boring & buys a one-way ticket to South America But there are still intrigues & politics aplenty unfolding at Summerdown In Series 3 it&s business as usual for the young teachers who specialise in immaturity rather than the traditional subjects as they continue to spend their working life making friends falling out trying to figure out the opposite sex smoking in the playground & dealing with lippy pupils In series 4 Summerdown Comp has merged with a rival school Bob (Lloyd Mc Guire) goes in search of a Thai mail-order bride & the rest of the staff begin to suspect that Penny (Tamzin Malleson) is a Nazi after learning that her real surname is Eichmann ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Kurt Brian Penny Matt & Lindsay are the teachers no parent would want teaching their kids & they&re back for a new 13 part series that sees them making friends falling out trying to figure out the opposite sex smoking in the playground & dealing with lippy pupils It&s business as usual for the young teachers specialising in immaturity rather than the traditional subjects Brian & Kurt are still dreaming of getting laid & they&ve met their match with new biology teacher Lindsay
- she can drink a pint in 13 seconds she likes curry & she can out-blunt any of the boys! Back in the photocopier room Matt (married with kids) & Penny have managed to find the perfect workplay balance & are enjoying some extra curricular activity of their own & what of everyone&s favourite teacher who quit teaching to go travelling in the last series? Andrew Lincoln returns as Simon & he doesn&t receive the welcome he had hoped for when he surprises his old mates Actors Andrew Lincoln Richard Dale Jeremy Lovering Peter Lydon & Susanna White Director Brian Kelly Otto Bathurst Jonathan Fox Bassett Susanna White & Andrew Lincoln Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
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Teachers Leading Educational Reform explores the ways in which teachers across the world are currently working together in professional learning communities (PLCs) to generate meaningful change & innovation in order to transform pedagogy & practice By discussing how teachers can work collectively & collaboratively on the issues of learning & teaching that matter to them it argues that through collective action & collaborative agency teachers are leading educational reform By offering contemporary examples & perspectives on the practice impact & sustainability of PLCs this book takes a global comparative view showing categorically that those educational systems that are performing well & seek to perform well are using PLCs as the infrastructure to support teacher-led improvement Split into three sections that look at the macro meso & micro aspects of how far professional collaboration is building the capacity & capability for school & system improvement this text asks the questions Is the PLC work authentic? Is the PLC work being implemented at a superficial or deep level? Is there evidence of a positive impact on studentsteachers at the schooldistrictsystem level? Is provision in place for sustaining the PLC work? Teachers Leading Educational Reform illustrates how focused & purposeful professional collaboration is contributing to change & reform across the globe It reinforces why teachers must be at the heart of the school reform processes as the drivers & architects of school transformation & change ...

A highly practical guide for new instructors teaching in any setting Regardless of the context teaching is a tall task & for those teaching adults unique challenges await Teaching Adults A Practical Guide for New Teachers is chock-full of ideas that can be read quickly & implemented immediately in formal & informal settings in classrooms & workplaces; in short wherever adults are learning Written with straightforward language that eschews jargon yet grounded in theory research & practice in adult education the book will benefit readers who have not previously been exposed to these ideas as well as more experienced teachers who seek new ways to reach adult learners The book will serve as a resource to revisit from time to time as readers face new challenges & questions in teaching adults Readers will delve into to a variety of topics including A general teaching framework including the author's four keys to effective teaching An in-depth exploration of the primary components of effective teaching An examination of the unique challenges involved with teaching adults including how to best create a positive learning environment overcoming resistance to learning motivation techniques & dealing with difficult or disruptive learners The book elucidates the techniques required to connect with adult learners & provide instruction that is specifically tailored to the unique learning needs of these students ...

If you are a primary trainee or are training to support children in primary schools this is your guide to working with children with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) We begin by exploring what is meant by SEND in primary schools & go on to cover all you need to know about your statutory responsibilities in school Current legislation & the Code of Conduct are covered to give you lots of information about the content you will be working in The book then examines the range of needs you will encounter in primary schools giving you details information & practical advice This second edition has been fully restructured & updated to include a new section on the key theory relating to SEND Exploring theories & theorist that you will need to know about to fully understand how to support children Also new for this edition is a chapter focusing on the role of the SENCO in the primary school Finally the book

Includes:: more practical support to help you in the classroom Checklists to help you to work comprehensively & information about useful resources & outside agencies

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Teaching is changing It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation Teachers in the twenty-first century in all educational sectors have to cope with an ever-changing cultural & technological environment Teaching is now a design science Like other design professionals
- architects engineers programmers
- teachers have to work out creative & evidence-based ways of improving what they do Yet teaching is not treated as a design profession Every day teachers design & test new ways of teaching using learning technology to help their students Sadly their discoveries often remain local By representing & communicating their best ideas as structured pedagogical patterns teachers could develop this vital professional knowledge collectively Teacher professional development has not embedded in the teacher's everyday role the idea that they could discover something worth communicating to other teachers or build on each others' ideas Could the culture change? From this unique perspective on the nature of teaching Diana Laurillard argues that a twenty-first century education system needs teachers who work collaboratively to design effective & innovative teaching

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All teachers are expected to have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils & be able to use & evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage & support their entire class But how do you actually teach & work with young people in an inclusive way? This book is your ultimate guide with chapters on Your first day in a specialist provision Teaching Planning & Assessment Working in partnership As well as material on specific conditions which covers all areas of exceptionality This book gives you the knowledge & practical advice you really need to help you teach children from 0-25 with special educational needs & disabilities ...

This workbook expands upon the authors? Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read A Practical Guide to present the most effective approaches strategies & practical guidelines to help alleviate social & communication problems in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Complements the best-selling Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read A Practical Guide for use in practical settings Answers the need for more training of professionals in early interventions for children assessed with ASD called for by the National Plan for Autism Written by a team of experts in the field Covers issues such as how to interpret facial expressions; how to recognize feelings of anger sadness fear & happiness; how to perceive how feelings are affected by what happens & what is expected to happen; how to see things from another persons perspective; & how to understand another persons knowledge & beliefs ...

This title features contemporary photocopiable series that methodically & creatively teaches pupils the strategies & skills needed for effective comprehension It covers twelve strategies such as understanding words finding information identifying main idea sequencing comparing predicting concluding summarizing inferring cause & effect fact or opinion point of view It

Includes:: original fiction & non fiction texts customized to suit the strategy being taught Each strategy taught through modelling & followed by practice & independent activities It provides test page for each strategy to aid assessment It contains detailed teachers notes for each strategy including answers It also

Includes:: digital version on accompanying CD Rom It is a seven book series to cover the whole primary age range



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